Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-14

town organized under this act or In.
corporated under any general or
special law, having over fifteen hun
dred inhabitants, upon the petition of
one hundred citizens, residents and
qualified electors residing therein, ad-
dressed 10 the county commissioners
of the county, may become re-organ-
lied as city upon complying with
the conditions herein contained. The
persons signing such petition shall ac-
company the same by map or plat of
the town with such adjacent and con-
tiguous territory as by said petition it
Is proposed to include within the
limits of the proposed city. Upon re-
ceipt of the petition, map and plat, the
county commissioners shall file the
same in the Office of the county CLERK
and the same shslI be subject to the
inspection Of all persons interested
therein.
SECTION 92. The county commis-
sioners shall thereupon order a census
to be taken of the permanent inhabi-
tants residing within the limits of the
territory so proposed TO be incorpor-
ated into city, and shall appoint q
suitable person TO take said census and
return the list to them, and upon the
receipt thereof shall file the same in
the office OF the county clerk. If by
the return and lists it shall appear that
fifteen hundred permanent inhabi-
tants reside within the limits Of the
proposed city, the county commission
ers shall thereupon declare the result
and such proceedings in all respects
shall be had for the incorporation of
said city as are required by sections =,
8 and of this act. When so CON-
piled with. the incorporation of the
city shall become complete, and there
after all the provisions of this act re-
loting to cities originally Incorporated
thereafter shall be applicable to the
city SO recognized.
SECTION SO. In any suit brought
for the recovery Of any fine or penalty
under any ordinance Of city or town,
II shall be sufficient to state in the
complaint or affidavit the title of the
ordinance without reciting the same
at length. The affidavit shall state in
addition the nature and character OF
the offense charged.
SECTION 81. Any incorporated city
or town in this territory organized
under this act shall have power to
purchase or lease any canal or ditch
already constructed, or any water
right, and all the rights, privileges and
franchises pertaining thereto, and hold
and operate the same in the same
manner as the persons or corporation
from whom the same may be pur-
chased may do; Provided, Such pur.
chase or lease shall be made for the
purpose Of supplying water for the use
Of the city or town; and Provided,
further, That a majority Of the quail
fed electors Of the city or town at any
regular election, or at a special elec-
tion held for the purpose, shall vote in
favor of such lease or purchase.
SECTION IS. Any city or town max.
ing such lease or purchase shall AS
sumo all obligations Of the owner or
owners of the ditch or canal SO leased
or purchased, as they exist by law,
and shall have power to repair, i'm
prove and enlarge the same. and may
levy and collect taxes for this purpose
In the same manner rs other taxes are
levied and collected under the munich.
pal corporation; the management OF
such ditch or canal to be under the
coLtrol of the city council or aldermen
of the town, as the case may be; Pro-
vided, That nothing contained In this
section shall be deemed or construed
as making the city or town liable
upon any contract or upon any pecun.
iary liability Of the person or corpora.
tion from whom the ditch or canal or
the water right is leased or purchased.
Continued to-morrow.)